Meteorite Soil Used to Grow Vegetables like Asparagus and Potatoes

Meteorite Soil Used to Grow Vegetables like Asparagus and Potatoes

The end goal is to determine if it might be possible to grow vegetables in space

Early Earth Became Habitable Following Meteorite Impacts

Early Earth Became Habitable Following Meteorite Impacts

The first lifeforms to develop here were fostered by these events

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2014
Asteroid Breaks Apart Live for the First Time

Asteroid Breaks Apart Live for the First Time

The space rock was flying within the Inner Asteroid Belt

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 28th, 2014
Martian Meteorite Found on Earth Reveals Signs of Water

Martian Meteorite Found on Earth Reveals Signs of Water

The debate on Mars' ancient wet past is now reignited

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 12th, 2014
Space Material Contributed to the Emergence of Life on Earth

Space Material Contributed to the Emergence of Life on Earth

More evidences to support this hypothesis released in new study

From the Archives: Overflowing Martian Crater Seen from Orbit

From the Archives: Overflowing Martian Crater Seen from Orbit

This amazing landscape was carved by muddy fluids

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 30th, 2013
The Antarctic Search for Meteorites Is Now On

The Antarctic Search for Meteorites Is Now On

Experts search for space rocks as old as the solar system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 21st, 2013
Meteorite on Earth Reveals Signs of Ancient Martian Crust

Meteorite on Earth Reveals Signs of Ancient Martian Crust

This is the first time such a sample was analyzed by researchers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2013
Passing by Mars Can Change the Way Asteroids Look

Passing by Mars Can Change the Way Asteroids Look

Previously, this effect was only thought to occur around Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 7th, 2013
Earth Under Threat from Asteroids in the Flora Group

Earth Under Threat from Asteroids in the Flora Group

New study assesses how often our planet may be hit in the future

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 6th, 2013
Life on Earth May Have Been Impossible Without Meteorite and Comet Impacts

Life on Earth May Have Been Impossible Without Meteorite and Comet Impacts

Researcher presents all-encompassing theory on how life first emerged

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2013
Life on Earth Emerged “in the Bowels of Hell,” Paleontologist Says

Life on Earth Emerged “in the Bowels of Hell,” Paleontologist Says

Meteors, comets brought the “ingredients” for life on our planet, jump-started everything

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 16th, 2013
Scientists Announce Discovery of “Cosmic Factory” That Makes the Building Blocks of Life

Scientists Announce Discovery of “Cosmic Factory” That Makes the Building Blocks of Life

Paper sheds light on how amino acids come into being

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 13th, 2013
It Is Possible That Life Reached Earth from Some Other Planet

It Is Possible That Life Reached Earth from Some Other Planet

Tests prove that a transfer of life between planets is possible

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 5th, 2013
3.5-Billion-Year-Old Mystery Solved: Meteorites Brought Life-Producing Phosphorus to Earth

3.5-Billion-Year-Old Mystery Solved: Meteorites Brought Life-Producing Phosphorus to Earth

Life as we know it would not have been possible without reactive phosphorus, experts say

Nazis Brought a Buddha Statue Made Out of Meteorite Material to Germany

Nazis Brought a Buddha Statue Made Out of Meteorite Material to Germany

The artifact is estimated to be at least 1,000 years old, scientists say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 25th, 2012
Mercury's Surface Looks a Lot Like That of Rare Meteorites

Mercury's Surface Looks a Lot Like That of Rare Meteorites

The world does not have the same type of surface as the other rocky planets

 
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